PhD and MS, Biostatistics

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

2012 - 2005

BA, Mathematics and Hispanic Studies

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

2005 - 2001

Lead Data Scientist

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium

Remote

current - 2022

Data Scientist

Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium

Remote

2022 - 2021

Senior Statistician

Adelphi Research

Doylestown, PA

2021 - 2019

• Design, build, and improve modeling methods and tools for branded solutions, including re-imagnining excel tools to R shiny apps.
• Advise teams through the research lifecycle in design, analysis, and reporting of actionable insights.
• Develop an internal R package to streamline routine operations and analyses.
• Co-lead an internal R Learning Community across the US and UK to establish an extended analytics team with competencies in data wrangling, visualization, and regression analysis.

Assistant Professor, Statistics Department

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA

2018 - 2015

• Developed courses for diverse audiences, instructing topics in statistical programming in SAS and R, and advanced statistical modeling.
• Synthesized complex data analytics concepts and engaged students daily through clear graphical, written, oral, and video presentations.
• Supervised 8 undergraduate research projects in various topics including machine learning, spatial statistics, and text analytics; one resulted in an R package published to CRAN.
• Secured $489K in funding through successful grant proposals to publish original research papers.

Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

2015 - 2012

• Developed and instructed a pilot college-wide introductory statistics course; expanded enrollment from 400 to 1,000+ students annually.
• Mentored and managed 16 teaching assistants per semester in R programming, teaching techniques, and statistical content.
• Invited speaker to various departments for expertise in teaching technologies, including classroom capture, personal response systems, and learning management systems.
• Collaborated with faculty in the biological and social sciences to analyze data, synthesize results, and write manuscripts.

Statistician

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, GA

2010 - 2007

• Co-authored nine interdisciplinary journal articles in the areas of national malaria reporting systems, lymphatic filariasis, entomologic monitoring, and other vector-borne diseases.
• Translated complex data for scientific audiences, creating compelling supporting data visualizations, tables of results, and written explanations.
• Fostered robust collaboration in dispersed and traditional work environments, providing statistical support and programming assistance online and on-site to field staff in Kenya and Guatemala.
• Developed novel methods for study design in the absence of an existing protocol, including corrections for uncertainty in group membership, leading to published results and shareable SAS macros.

From gmailr to the Google Books API¹

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2021

Your first R package in 1 hour²

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A job interview presentation inspired by the R community³

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